Pixel 10 teardown reveals new battery removal system

Abner Li | Sep 4 2025 - 12:59 pm PT

This year, Google publicly focused on the serviceability of the Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Buds 2a. However, a Pixel 10 teardown reveals a new battery removal mechanism.

Like last year, there’s a dual-entry design, with the back plate not requiring heat to slice through the adhesive. If you just want to replace the battery, the screen does not need to be removed.

iFixit notes the “internal layout is clean and simple with fewer screws than most flagship phones.” They are all T3 Torx Plus.

There’s a green pull tab that’s part of a new “pull jacket” design. Previously, it was a sliding saw-style pull tab mechanism that you use to slice through the adhesive underneath. The majority found this approach unreliable.

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Google’s new jacket design just requires a firm pull — “it’s not effortless” — given that it’s “glued down tightly,” but iFixit says “better than past Pixels.”

We can also see the Pixel 10’s Tensor G5 and the Pixelsnap ring in this teardown. Overall, iFixit gives the Pixel 10 a 6 out of 10 (provisionally).

Google has already published repair manuals for the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, and 10 Pro XL.